Washington bureau reporter Carolyn Lochhead was part of a small group of reporters to meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for an end-of-the-year assessment. Here are excerpts from the roundtable: AFP …

After nearly a year in office, the defining political image of President Obama has yet to emerge. Is he a hawk or dove, a liberal or a moderate?His Nobel Peace prize speech exposed his ambivalence. He …

Texas on the Potomac is dedicated to remembering every Texan or Texas-based member of the Armed Forces to die in Iraq or Afghanistan. Here is the latest report: The Pentagon today announced the death …